Software & Gaming

The 2nd of April marked one of the most important dates the video games industry has seen in quite some time, owing to the big unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 – showing us everything from the hardware, games and even the system’s release date. Unfortunately, much of what has been revealed so far shows Nintendo is squandering the good will it built up during the Switch 1 generation. 

Despite their ubiquity across all other gaming systems/platforms, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still not feature any kind of achievement / trophy system:

Following its announcement back in 2022, the Death Stranding film seems to finally be underway, with a writer/director now on board.

4 years on from its PC launch, No More Heroes 2 has finally gotten official Keyboard and mouse support, alongside other much-needed fixes.

The heavily rumoured remake of Bethesda's beloved 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, might be coming soon. According to the latest reports, the game is ready to be launched and could be shadowdropped later this month. The report from Jeff Grub from GiantBomb matches the previous rumours and claims …

Microsoft appears to have found success in Hollywood with its Minecraft movie. The film has gone on to have the best-ever opening weekend box office performance for a video game film adaptation. While the Minecraft Movie was forecast to generate up to $80 million domestically (in the US), the film …

Bungie had to scale back pretty heavily on Destiny 2 content last year due to the need for additional resources on Marathon. Following multiple delays, Bungie's new Sci-Fi shooter now appears to be on track for release, with a big reveal event taking place next week.  Bungie has announced that …

While Nintendo has not fully detailed the hardware inside of the Switch 2, we are finally starting to get details on the chip powering the system. According to Digital Foundry, the Switch 2 utilises a custom Nvidia T329 processor, which means it uses graphics technology similar to what we can find in RTX 30 series GPUs.

Grand Theft Auto V is one of the best selling games of all time, having shifted well over 200 million copies since launching back in September 2013. Still, the game continues to sell to this day and if you are one of the few who has never picked it up, …

Microsoft has not been secretive about its AI ambitions, particularly in the game development space. Over the weekend, Microsoft released its first AI-powered experimental game – a clone of Quake 2.  Microsoft has released a version of Quake 2 entirely generated by AI. Using Microsoft's own gaming-oriented generative AI model, …

Despite a generational leap in power, the Switch 2 will still only support maximum cartridge sizes of up to 64GB - sparking concerns for current-gen titles.

While the Nintendo Switch was an undeniable success, one of the handheld’s core issues was in its Joy-Cons. Suffering quite easily from Joy-Con drift, the Switch 1 was on the receiving end of a ton of lawsuits. Hopefully though, when it comes to Switch 2 this shouldn’t be a concern as Nintendo claims to have fixed the issue...

A little over a week from its Early Access launch, the Sims-like inZOI has officially sold over 1 million copies, alongside a peak CCU of 87k players.

Almost one year on from its Early Access release, The Rogue Prince of Persia is getting yet another massive update, bringing new Elite enemies and more.

Despite offering an upgraded display in many aspects, the Switch 2’s HDR screen is unfortunately using a rather basic edge-lit LCD panel.

Nvidia has made two of its proprietary technologies open-source: Flow, a real-time, grid–based fluid simulation library, and PhysX, a GPU acceleration library for physics. While Nvidia initially released the PhysX library on GitHub a few years ago, it wasn't fully open source. As Wccftech highlights, Nvidia has now updated its …

From Software is primarily known for its single-player action games, but recently, the studio has turned its focus towards multiplayer games, with two co-op titles announced back-to-back.  This year, From Software will be releasing two titles – neither of which fit the studio's usual single-player mould. Elden Ring: Nightreign has …

We've heard very little out of Eidos-Montreal since being acquired by Embracer. The studio has been attempting to get a new Deus Ex game off the ground for several years but has struggled to obtain the greenlight from their new corporate overlords. 

Back in the day, EA would make a little extra money from Battlefield by offering Battlefield Premium, a membership that provided instant weapon unlocks, XP boosts and more. Now according to dataminers, this system will be making a return in the future. 

According to multiple sources, the Oblivion remake is on track to be revealed later this month, with a launch following the current Elder Scrolls Online anniversary event. 

Microsoft has announced the general availability of hot patch updates for enterprise customers using Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 on x64 systems. Hotpatching in ARM-based devices running Windows 11 Enterprise is also in the works and currently in public preview. Hotpatching enables the application of OS security updates in the background, …

Nvidia has teased what's to come for GeForce Now users in April. This month, we'll see a total of 21 new games added to the library, including brand-new releases like South of Midnight.  April is shaping up to be a huge month for exciting indie games. The Talos Principle: Reawakened …

Respawn has quietly had a number of projects in the works behind the scenes over the last few years, but the majority of them have been cancelled. Unfortunately, that list of cancelled projects includes another Titanfall revival attempt.  According to Insider Gaming's sources, internal efforts to get Titanfall 3 off …

If you've been having a hard time finding an RTX 50 series GPU at MSRP price levels, we'd like to steer you in the right direction. Currently, the Palit Infinity 3 RTX 5070 is available at MSRP, and there are some cheap options available for those looking to buy a …

Nintendo announced months ago that the Switch 2 would be backwards compatible with Switch 1 titles, bar a few limited exceptions. However, it turns out Switch 1 titles aren't running natively on Switch 2 and are instead relying on emulation. 

Cat Quest II is available to claim for free this week on the Epic Games Store, with River City girls being offered next week.

From Season 3 onwards, Marvel Rivals will be getting a brand new hero / character on a monthly basis - up from two a Season.

Ahead of the annual video game BAFTAs, the company has revealed the public’s vote for the most influential games of all time - with Shenmue taking the top spot.

Following a long bout of silence in the wake of the initial Marathon teaser, Bungie looks set to finally give us a proper look at the game.

While Nintendo has not revealed the detailed specifications of the chip powering the Switch 2 console, the company has revealed two crucial bits of information - the GPU has ray-tracing capabilities and DLSS is supported.